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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IN BALQUHIDDER At the door of the first house we came to, Alan knocked, which was no very safe enterprise in such a part of the Highlands as the Braes of Balquhidder.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading No great clan held rule there; it was filled and disputed by small septs, and broken remnants, and what they call “chiefless folk,” driven into the wild country about the springs of Forth and Teith by the advance of the Campbells.
advance
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From this reading No great clan held rule there; it was filled and disputed by small septs, and broken remnants, and what they call “chiefless folk,” driven into the wild country about the springs of Forth and Teith by the advance of the Campbells.
Alan
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From this reading IN BALQUHIDDER At the door of the first house we came to, Alan knocked, which was no very safe enterprise in such a part of the Highlands as the Braes of Balquhidder.
Alan's
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From this reading Here were Stewarts and Maclarens, which came to the same thing, for the Maclarens followed Alan’s chief in war, and made but one clan with Appin.
always
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From this reading They had always been ill-considered, and now worse than ever, having credit with no side or party in the whole country of Scotland.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No great clan held rule there; it was filled and disputed by small septs, and broken remnants, and what they call “chiefless folk,” driven into the wild country about the springs of Forth and Teith by the advance of the Campbells.
Appin
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From this reading Here were Stewarts and Maclarens, which came to the same thing, for the Maclarens followed Alan’s chief in war, and made but one clan with Appin.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading IN BALQUHIDDER At the door of the first house we came to, Alan knocked, which was no very safe enterprise in such a part of the Highlands as the Braes of Balquhidder.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IN BALQUHIDDER At the door of the first house we came to, Alan knocked, which was no very safe enterprise in such a part of the Highlands as the Braes of Balquhidder.
BALQUHIDDER
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From this reading IN BALQUHIDDER At the door of the first house we came to, Alan knocked, which was no very safe enterprise in such a part of the Highlands as the Braes of Balquhidder.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had always been ill-considered, and now worse than ever, having credit with no side or party in the whole country of Scotland.
Braes
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From this reading IN BALQUHIDDER At the door of the first house we came to, Alan knocked, which was no very safe enterprise in such a part of the Highlands as the Braes of Balquhidder.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No great clan held rule there; it was filled and disputed by small septs, and broken remnants, and what they call “chiefless folk,” driven into the wild country about the springs of Forth and Teith by the advance of the Campbells.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Here were Stewarts and Maclarens, which came to the same thing, for the Maclarens followed Alan’s chief in war, and made but one clan with Appin.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading No great clan held rule there; it was filled and disputed by small septs, and broken remnants, and what they call “chiefless folk,” driven into the wild country about the springs of Forth and Teith by the advance of the Campbells.
call
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From this reading No great clan held rule there; it was filled and disputed by small septs, and broken remnants, and what they call “chiefless folk,” driven into the wild country about the springs of Forth and Teith by the advance of the Campbells.
came
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From this reading IN BALQUHIDDER At the door of the first house we came to, Alan knocked, which was no very safe enterprise in such a part of the Highlands as the Braes of Balquhidder.
Campbells
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From this reading No great clan held rule there; it was filled and disputed by small septs, and broken remnants, and what they call “chiefless folk,” driven into the wild country about the springs of Forth and Teith by the advance of the Campbells.
chief
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From this reading Here were Stewarts and Maclarens, which came to the same thing, for the Maclarens followed Alan’s chief in war, and made but one clan with Appin.
chiefless
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From this reading No great clan held rule there; it was filled and disputed by small septs, and broken remnants, and what they call “chiefless folk,” driven into the wild country about the springs of Forth and Teith by the advance of the Campbells.
clan
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From this reading No great clan held rule there; it was filled and disputed by small septs, and broken remnants, and what they call “chiefless folk,” driven into the wild country about the springs of Forth and Teith by the advance of the Campbells.
country
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From this reading No great clan held rule there; it was filled and disputed by small septs, and broken remnants, and what they call “chiefless folk,” driven into the wild country about the springs of Forth and Teith by the advance of the Campbells.
credit
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From this reading They had always been ill-considered, and now worse than ever, having credit with no side or party in the whole country of Scotland.
disputed
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From this reading No great clan held rule there; it was filled and disputed by small septs, and broken remnants, and what they call “chiefless folk,” driven into the wild country about the springs of Forth and Teith by the advance of the Campbells.
door
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From this reading IN BALQUHIDDER At the door of the first house we came to, Alan knocked, which was no very safe enterprise in such a part of the Highlands as the Braes of Balquhidder.
driven
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From this reading No great clan held rule there; it was filled and disputed by small septs, and broken remnants, and what they call “chiefless folk,” driven into the wild country about the springs of Forth and Teith by the advance of the Campbells.
enterprise
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From this reading IN BALQUHIDDER At the door of the first house we came to, Alan knocked, which was no very safe enterprise in such a part of the Highlands as the Braes of Balquhidder.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had always been ill-considered, and now worse than ever, having credit with no side or party in the whole country of Scotland.
filled
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From this reading No great clan held rule there; it was filled and disputed by small septs, and broken remnants, and what they call “chiefless folk,” driven into the wild country about the springs of Forth and Teith by the advance of the Campbells.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN BALQUHIDDER At the door of the first house we came to, Alan knocked, which was no very safe enterprise in such a part of the Highlands as the Braes of Balquhidder.
folk
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From this reading No great clan held rule there; it was filled and disputed by small septs, and broken remnants, and what they call “chiefless folk,” driven into the wild country about the springs of Forth and Teith by the advance of the Campbells.
followed
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From this reading Here were Stewarts and Maclarens, which came to the same thing, for the Maclarens followed Alan’s chief in war, and made but one clan with Appin.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Here were Stewarts and Maclarens, which came to the same thing, for the Maclarens followed Alan’s chief in war, and made but one clan with Appin.
Forth
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From this reading No great clan held rule there; it was filled and disputed by small septs, and broken remnants, and what they call “chiefless folk,” driven into the wild country about the springs of Forth and Teith by the advance of the Campbells.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No great clan held rule there; it was filled and disputed by small septs, and broken remnants, and what they call “chiefless folk,” driven into the wild country about the springs of Forth and Teith by the advance of the Campbells.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had always been ill-considered, and now worse than ever, having credit with no side or party in the whole country of Scotland.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading They had always been ill-considered, and now worse than ever, having credit with no side or party in the whole country of Scotland.
held
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From this reading No great clan held rule there; it was filled and disputed by small septs, and broken remnants, and what they call “chiefless folk,” driven into the wild country about the springs of Forth and Teith by the advance of the Campbells.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here were Stewarts and Maclarens, which came to the same thing, for the Maclarens followed Alan’s chief in war, and made but one clan with Appin.
Highlands
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From this reading IN BALQUHIDDER At the door of the first house we came to, Alan knocked, which was no very safe enterprise in such a part of the Highlands as the Braes of Balquhidder.
house
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From this reading IN BALQUHIDDER At the door of the first house we came to, Alan knocked, which was no very safe enterprise in such a part of the Highlands as the Braes of Balquhidder.
ill-considered
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From this reading They had always been ill-considered, and now worse than ever, having credit with no side or party in the whole country of Scotland.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN BALQUHIDDER At the door of the first house we came to, Alan knocked, which was no very safe enterprise in such a part of the Highlands as the Braes of Balquhidder.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading No great clan held rule there; it was filled and disputed by small septs, and broken remnants, and what they call “chiefless folk,” driven into the wild country about the springs of Forth and Teith by the advance of the Campbells.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No great clan held rule there; it was filled and disputed by small septs, and broken remnants, and what they call “chiefless folk,” driven into the wild country about the springs of Forth and Teith by the advance of the Campbells.
knocked
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From this reading IN BALQUHIDDER At the door of the first house we came to, Alan knocked, which was no very safe enterprise in such a part of the Highlands as the Braes of Balquhidder.
Macgregors
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From this reading Here, too, were many of that old, proscribed, nameless, red-handed clan of the Macgregors.
Maclarens
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From this reading Here were Stewarts and Maclarens, which came to the same thing, for the Maclarens followed Alan’s chief in war, and made but one clan with Appin.
made
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From this reading Here were Stewarts and Maclarens, which came to the same thing, for the Maclarens followed Alan’s chief in war, and made but one clan with Appin.
many
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From this reading Here, too, were many of that old, proscribed, nameless, red-handed clan of the Macgregors.
namelessadjectiveUS /ˈneɪm.ləs/
Having no name, or having a name that is kept secret or unknown.
From this reading Here, too, were many of that old, proscribed, nameless, red-handed clan of the Macgregors.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading IN BALQUHIDDER At the door of the first house we came to, Alan knocked, which was no very safe enterprise in such a part of the Highlands as the Braes of Balquhidder.
now
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From this reading They had always been ill-considered, and now worse than ever, having credit with no side or party in the whole country of Scotland.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN BALQUHIDDER At the door of the first house we came to, Alan knocked, which was no very safe enterprise in such a part of the Highlands as the Braes of Balquhidder.
old
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From this reading Here, too, were many of that old, proscribed, nameless, red-handed clan of the Macgregors.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Here were Stewarts and Maclarens, which came to the same thing, for the Maclarens followed Alan’s chief in war, and made but one clan with Appin.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They had always been ill-considered, and now worse than ever, having credit with no side or party in the whole country of Scotland.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN BALQUHIDDER At the door of the first house we came to, Alan knocked, which was no very safe enterprise in such a part of the Highlands as the Braes of Balquhidder.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had always been ill-considered, and now worse than ever, having credit with no side or party in the whole country of Scotland.
proscribed
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From this reading Here, too, were many of that old, proscribed, nameless, red-handed clan of the Macgregors.
red-handed
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From this reading Here, too, were many of that old, proscribed, nameless, red-handed clan of the Macgregors.
remnants
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From this reading No great clan held rule there; it was filled and disputed by small septs, and broken remnants, and what they call “chiefless folk,” driven into the wild country about the springs of Forth and Teith by the advance of the Campbells.
rule
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From this reading No great clan held rule there; it was filled and disputed by small septs, and broken remnants, and what they call “chiefless folk,” driven into the wild country about the springs of Forth and Teith by the advance of the Campbells.
safe
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From this reading IN BALQUHIDDER At the door of the first house we came to, Alan knocked, which was no very safe enterprise in such a part of the Highlands as the Braes of Balquhidder.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here were Stewarts and Maclarens, which came to the same thing, for the Maclarens followed Alan’s chief in war, and made but one clan with Appin.
Scotland
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From this reading They had always been ill-considered, and now worse than ever, having credit with no side or party in the whole country of Scotland.
septs
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From this reading No great clan held rule there; it was filled and disputed by small septs, and broken remnants, and what they call “chiefless folk,” driven into the wild country about the springs of Forth and Teith by the advance of the Campbells.
side
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From this reading They had always been ill-considered, and now worse than ever, having credit with no side or party in the whole country of Scotland.
small
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From this reading No great clan held rule there; it was filled and disputed by small septs, and broken remnants, and what they call “chiefless folk,” driven into the wild country about the springs of Forth and Teith by the advance of the Campbells.
springs
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From this reading No great clan held rule there; it was filled and disputed by small septs, and broken remnants, and what they call “chiefless folk,” driven into the wild country about the springs of Forth and Teith by the advance of the Campbells.
Stewarts
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From this reading Here were Stewarts and Maclarens, which came to the same thing, for the Maclarens followed Alan’s chief in war, and made but one clan with Appin.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading IN BALQUHIDDER At the door of the first house we came to, Alan knocked, which was no very safe enterprise in such a part of the Highlands as the Braes of Balquhidder.
Teith
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From this reading No great clan held rule there; it was filled and disputed by small septs, and broken remnants, and what they call “chiefless folk,” driven into the wild country about the springs of Forth and Teith by the advance of the Campbells.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They had always been ill-considered, and now worse than ever, having credit with no side or party in the whole country of Scotland.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Here, too, were many of that old, proscribed, nameless, red-handed clan of the Macgregors.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN BALQUHIDDER At the door of the first house we came to, Alan knocked, which was no very safe enterprise in such a part of the Highlands as the Braes of Balquhidder.
there
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From this reading No great clan held rule there; it was filled and disputed by small septs, and broken remnants, and what they call “chiefless folk,” driven into the wild country about the springs of Forth and Teith by the advance of the Campbells.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No great clan held rule there; it was filled and disputed by small septs, and broken remnants, and what they call “chiefless folk,” driven into the wild country about the springs of Forth and Teith by the advance of the Campbells.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here were Stewarts and Maclarens, which came to the same thing, for the Maclarens followed Alan’s chief in war, and made but one clan with Appin.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN BALQUHIDDER At the door of the first house we came to, Alan knocked, which was no very safe enterprise in such a part of the Highlands as the Braes of Balquhidder.
too
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From this reading Here, too, were many of that old, proscribed, nameless, red-handed clan of the Macgregors.
very
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From this reading IN BALQUHIDDER At the door of the first house we came to, Alan knocked, which was no very safe enterprise in such a part of the Highlands as the Braes of Balquhidder.
war
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From this reading Here were Stewarts and Maclarens, which came to the same thing, for the Maclarens followed Alan’s chief in war, and made but one clan with Appin.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN BALQUHIDDER At the door of the first house we came to, Alan knocked, which was no very safe enterprise in such a part of the Highlands as the Braes of Balquhidder.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading IN BALQUHIDDER At the door of the first house we came to, Alan knocked, which was no very safe enterprise in such a part of the Highlands as the Braes of Balquhidder.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here were Stewarts and Maclarens, which came to the same thing, for the Maclarens followed Alan’s chief in war, and made but one clan with Appin.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading No great clan held rule there; it was filled and disputed by small septs, and broken remnants, and what they call “chiefless folk,” driven into the wild country about the springs of Forth and Teith by the advance of the Campbells.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN BALQUHIDDER At the door of the first house we came to, Alan knocked, which was no very safe enterprise in such a part of the Highlands as the Braes of Balquhidder.
whole
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From this reading They had always been ill-considered, and now worse than ever, having credit with no side or party in the whole country of Scotland.
wild
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From this reading No great clan held rule there; it was filled and disputed by small septs, and broken remnants, and what they call “chiefless folk,” driven into the wild country about the springs of Forth and Teith by the advance of the Campbells.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here were Stewarts and Maclarens, which came to the same thing, for the Maclarens followed Alan’s chief in war, and made but one clan with Appin.
worse
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From this reading They had always been ill-considered, and now worse than ever, having credit with no side or party in the whole country of Scotland.
